Horse-holding device.



R. G. MILLER & E. C. WATERHDUSE.

HORSE HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1914.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

WITNESSES lNvENToRS HE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOT0-LITHO., WASIINGDN.

Il lll RALPH G.

MILLER AND EDWARD C. WATERHOUSE, OF DULUTI-I, MINNESOTA.

HORSE-HOLDING- DEVICE.

Application led March 21, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, RALPH G. MILLER and EDWARD C. IATERHOUSE, citizensof the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorse-Holding Devices, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to improvements in horse holding devices, theobject of which is to provide means for holding a horse when hitched toa vehicle. It relates particularly to such a means which is applied to avehicle in a manner to become automatic after its action has been setmanually.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a means forholding a horse which means is carried by a vehicle and necessitates noapparatus applied to the ground, bitching post, or the like.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description and the novel purpose thereof will be particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is an end elevation of the rearof a vehicle showing our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation and vertical section of a fragmental portion of Fig. 1 takenalong the line A-B thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals designatesimilar parts, l represents the rear axle of a vehicle of the usualform, to which are attached three depending adjustable brackets 2, 3 and4. Each of these brackets carry shaft supporting members 5 pivotallymounted on their lower ends by means of pivots 5. A shaft 6 is mountedwithin these supporting members 5 and is kept from having endwisemovement therein by means of fixed set collars Z1-7 which are arrangedon each side of the middle supporting member 5.

Mounted on a shaft 6 between two of the braces 5 is a drum 8 upon whichis wound a line 9 having one end attached thereto in any convenientmanner. The free end of the line 9 is extended upwardly and forwardlyand attached to the free end of the driving lines 10. Pulleys l1 aremounted on each end of the shaft 6. These pulleys are of any desiredconstruction and convenient form to contact with the circumferentialSpecification of Letters Patent.

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:surface of the wheel hubs 12,*12 of the vehicle when they are broughtinto engagement therewith. These pulleys are brought in engagement withthe hubs by means of a pair of chains 13-l3 which are attached to theforwardly projecting arms l4-14 The arms 1A are made integral with andare a portion of the supporting members 5-5.

he upper and free ends of the chains 13-13 are attached to opposite endsof the transverse supporting and lifting evener l5. A line 16 isattached to the center of the evener 15 and passed over a suitablysuspended pulley or sheave 17 carried by the floor of the vehicle, isextended forwardly and attached to a lever 18. This lever 18 ispivotally mounted in a depending bracket 19 at a point 20. A slot ismade in the floor of the vehicle 21 through which the lever 18 passes.The fioor is provided with a rack 23 which meshes with a suitableprojecting flange 22 carried by the lever 18, as is readily understood.

The brackets 2, 3 and 4l are made to be adjustable vertically upon theaxle 1. This adjustment feature is accomplished by means of slots 24which are made therein through which bolts of U-shaped clamps 25 pass,thus making it possible to slacken off the clamps and adjust thebracket.

In operation after the drums l1 have been brought in contact with thehubs l2 through the medium of the lever 18, as is readily understood,should the horse attempt to move forward, the line 9 to which the linesare attached will be drawn in on the drum 8. This is due to the factthat the forward motion of the wheels will impart a reverse motion tothe drum. Consequently, the farther the wheels move forward, the greaterthe pull that will be exerted upon the reins l0 which would tend to stopthe horse. It will also be noted that if the horse backs up the drum 8will unwind and thereby slacken ofi' on the driving lines.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a vehicle of an animal holding apparatus appliedthereto, the said apparatus comprising a shaft pivot ally mountedparallel to the axle, friction wheels carried by the said shaft, acompensating beam parallel to the said shaft and connected thereto, saidcompensating beam suspended at its center from a foot engaging wheels, acompensating beam parallel tothe said shaft, a flexible connectionbetween the compensating beam and the shaft, the said compensating beamsuspended at its center from the foot-engaging lever at the forwardGopies of this patent may be obtained for end of the Vehicle, and a reinmanipulating `spool mounted on the said shaft intermediate its bearingsand adjacent one end of the shaft, the said spool adjacent the end ofthe shaft on that side of the vehicle in which the drivers seat islocated.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afix our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

RALPH Gr. MILLER. EDWARD C. VATERHOUSE.

Titnesses z M. L. DENHAM, S. GEO. STEVENS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

